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Chapter 34

Angelo's P.O.V

I thought about what my mother told me carefully. Perhaps, I was unfair to Daniel for not letting him explain himself and the whole situation. Perhaps, I was really rude to Alex, who I am sure, that he was just helping Daniel. Perhaps, I was wrong about everything and my judgement were clouded by my emotions.

It was a windy and cold day. My phone was dead from continuous buzzing and ringing last night. The gang must have been really worried about me and I owe them a serious apology.

I put on a red long sleeve and black skinny jeans with my violet pair of Converse shoes to match on. I didn't have enough time to charge my phone as I was running late. I just put it in my bag together with the charger so I can charge it at the library.

As usual, the apartment was dead quiet as if I am the only person living in the place.

"Sebastian." I called out.

Sebastian walked out from the driver's seat of the car which is parked just in front of my apartment. "Good morning sir." He greeted.

"Good morning too. Though, I have a feeling that this day is will not be really good at all." I sighed. "Take me to uni now, please. I'm running late."

"As you say, sir." Sebastian opened the car door for me at the backseat. He then marched towards the driver's seat and put his seat belt on. I did mine as well. We drove in silence to the university.

"We're here, sir." Sebastian's voice brought me back from the reality as I was blankly staring out of the window. I wasn't even sure what I was thinking about. I didn't realise that we were at the uni already.

Sebastian looked at me at the rear-view mirror worriedly. "Are you alright, sir?"

I forced a smile but failed miserably. "Seb, do you think Daniel love me?"

Sebastian turned to me and patted my head. "Angelo."

He said my name. He only says my name whenever I feel like I need a parents to cry on. And Sebastian knows how I really feel. My tears started to form in my eyes again as soon as Sebastian spoke my name.

"Hush now. I have been observing Daniel, and by the way he acts and look at you, I could say that you are his life. Don't think too much." Sebastian wiped the tears that formed in my eyes. "Now, good sir, you will be late to your class. Carry on now." He gave me a smile before I gone out from the car.

"Thanks Sebastian." I turned my back on him and started to walk towards my building.

As I was getting closer to the building, I noticed that there was an unfamiliar but rather sophisticated looking girl standing on the doorway. She was looking at her phone all the time and then looking around to people. She was acting like as if she was finding someone using a photo on her phone.

My heart was beating up fast as if someone was telling me to turn around and walk away. I really wanted to, but my feet wouldn't listen to me. It felt like this girl was up to no good at all.

I forced myself to turn around and walk out from her direction but I was too late. Her big brown eyes landed on me. She raised her left eyebrow as if it satisfy her seeing me acting like the way I did. I froze on my spot like a deer caught in the red light. The girl scanned me from head to toe before looking back at the phone. When she started walking towards me, that's when I figured out that I was the one that she was looking for.

I stood tall and tried to look confident as the girl was getting closer to me.

She stopped a meter away from me. We stared each other for a short time which felt like forever before I broke the ice.

"Can I help you?" I asked.

She smiled but I could tell that it was a fake one. "Yes. You are Angelo."

The tone of her voice was high and my ears didn't really like how it sounded. In addition, she wasn't asking me. But nonetheless, I replied.

"The last time I checked. I am." I tried not to show my irritation by smirking.

She flipped her black hair. "I'm Chloe."

I was in disbelief that the girl in front of me was the CHLOE. The woman whose Daniel fell in love with and the mother of Jared. I was taken aback but I didn't showed it to her. I stood my ground and acted like as if I didn't really care. In all honesty, my heart was slowly breaking from tiny pieces.

I controlled myself by breathing in and out slowly. After a second, I smiled at her. "If you are looking for Daniel, sorry, I don't know where he is. I gotta go. I'm running late to class."

I walked towards the door leaving her behind but she grabbed me on my arms.

"Wait a second you punk." Her voice was leaking venom and despise.

I was surprised,  at the same time, I was outraged by her sudden act. Nobody grabs me like that, and I would never hesitate to brake their disgusting body parts for touching me like that.

I felt my blood pulsating towards my head as I could still feel her hands wrapped on my arms tightly. With my eyes all black, I looked at her straight in the eyes and seen her froze. "Listen here woman. Try to touch me with that filthy hand again, I will make sure that you will never have a hand for the rest of your life."

Chloe was staring at my eyes, terrified. Her face paled down and she was speechless. "Now. LET.ME.GO" my voice spits venom more than she had. The bitch took off her hands on me and stepped away. Although looked stunned and terrified, she tried to compose herself and acted normal.

"I'm sorry." Her voice suddenly changed from bitchy to voice of scared dog. Yet still a bitch to me. "I just wanted to talk to you." Her voice was shaky and obviously scared. "I need to talk to you about my son, Jared."

I relaxed myself by thinking about Jared, the cute little angel. "What do you want? You should be asking Daniel about that, not me."

"But you are the reason why I can't do that."

I was shocked at what she said. What did she mean that I am the reason why she can't talk to Daniel?

My face must have been showing my confusion. Chloe took it as a chance to speak up again.

"Let's go somewhere we can talk privately."

"Sebastian..." I called out, without any emotions or what so ever. Sebastian then walked behind Chloe. The bitch leaped out from surprise,  I almost laughed at her face.

"So this is the butler." Chloe whispered but she didn't realized that it was too loud enough for me and Sebastian to hear it. Sebastian gazed at me with a deep meaning.

How did she know about Sebastian as my butler?

I didn't pursue anymore question. I wanted it to finish it as soon possible and get the bitch out of my sight. "Sebastian, take us to the Casa de Vera."

Sebastian drove us to Casa de Vera, an Italian restaurant whose only 5 minutes away from the uni.

A waiter stirred us to a room where no one was sitting around. Chloe ordered a glass of champagne right away. I didn't want anything.

"Let's get to the point. What do you wanna talk about?" I asked, looking straight at Chloe. She was fancily drinking up her wine.

"Fine." She took another sip and looked at me with an insulting smirk. "You need to stop seeing Daniel and Jared starting today." She said nonchalantly.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me." She sip her wine again. "Daniel needs a woman and Jared needs a mother. That is called a family. They are my family, and you are destroying their future by staying." She said.

I was speechless.

She continued. "Daniel is a man and he has needs. Tell me, when was the last time you and him had sex? Does he even like to sleep with you?"

She's right, Daniel and I never had sex even once. I was always thinking that I'm not ready yet, and he doesn't pursue the issue. He never asked me about it nor even show any intention to me. I never thought about Daniel. Is he even ready or is he even comfortable doing it with me?

My thoughts were cut off as Chloe continued. "And think about Jared. Would you like him to grow up being bullied for having gay parents? The poor boy will be destroyed for life."

Again, she's right. I don't have the right to Jared. Other people doesn't agree to this kind of relationship at all. People can be cruel because of hatred. I don't want Jared to suffer and to get hurt.

My eyes are being clouded by tears and it was threatening to fall off any time. How can I be so selfish all along? How did I never think about Daniel and Jared's life? I am so stupid and selfish.

"That's right honey. You're deterring them to have a family, a real happy family." She sipped at her wine one last time and wiped her lips with the napkin.

My head was hanging low and defeated. Everything she said was true. I have nothing to say.

"Well, decide now and stay away." Chloe stood up and turned towards the exit. When she was at the door, I felt her stopped and turned towards me. "Oh honey, pay for the wine will yah? Forgot my purse. Cheers!" and then she walked off.

I was left there defeated. A minute later, Sebastian walked in the room and seated in front of me. "Angelo..." he whispered.

"I know what to do. Let me see him one last time." I said, the first tears fell down in my hand.

Sebastian gave me his phone. I dialed Daniel's number, after the first ring, he answered.

"Sebastian, is Angelo alright? Is everything alright? I'm trying to reach him on his phone but it was out of coverage." Daniel asked worriedly.

"It's me, Angelo." I gulped, trying so hard not to sound like crying.

"Thank goodness love, I have been calling you since yesterday. Please, talk to me." He almost pleaded.

"I'm alright. Sorry for worrying you." The second tear rolled on my cheek as the third one followed.

"Are you crying? Where are you? I'm coming." I could hear the scratching of notebook and a chair falling off.

"Stay there. I'm on my way. Meet me at the rooftop of Block A. I wanted to talk to you. I'll be on my way there. See you." I didn't wait for him to answer as I hanged up.

Sebastian looked at me worriedly. I stood up and wiped the tears away from my face. I took out some money and place it on the table.

"Sebastian, take me back to uni. I need to do the right thing."

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